Christodoulides and Erhürman meet; no agreement on Cyprus border crossings

Greek Cypriot administration leader Nikos Christodoulides said he made two concrete proposals on border crossings during his meeting with Turkish Cypriot President Tufan Erhürman. He said one was not accepted and the other needed time for evaluation. Calling the meeting a “good meeting”, Christodoulides said the sides discussed issues at the core of the Cyprus problem as well as methodology. He also claimed that Erhürman had accepted two more of his 19 proposals on the Cyprus problem.

The meeting took place at the UN Good Offices Mission office in Nicosia’s buffer zone. According to the Presidency, the one-on-one talks began at 11:16 and ended at 12:50. Asked whether the proposals concerned the Kiracıköy-Gaziler (Athienou-Pyroi) crossing, Christodoulides said that crossing was a basic precondition, while his proposal related to a separate, additional matter.

Christodoulides said the next leaders’ meeting will probably be held next Tuesday.